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November 2014

November 05, 2014

M&E 27 Deification

Art, Mysticism, Ignatius of Loyola, Teresa of Avila, deification, Maximus the Confessor, mystical union, beatific...

October 2014

October 31, 2014

M&E 26 Contemplation

Discussion of relics and mysticism, desert monasteries, contemplation, meditation, seeing God, Augustine's mystic visions

October 29, 2014

M&E 25 Dionysius, Icons

Dionysius the Areopagite, Dionysius, Pseudo-Areopagite, celestial hierarchies, angelic hierarchies, icons, mysticism, esotericism

October 29, 2014

M&E 24, Desert Fathers and Mysticism

Mysticism, Esotericism, Desert Fathers, Antony, miracles, withdrawal, Simeon Stylites, Trinity, Christophany, Francis of Assisi, Pilgrimage...

October 26, 2014

M&E 23 Gnosticism and Mysticism

Discussion of the relationship between Christian mysticism and esotericism with ancient Gnosticism, the veneration of...

October 20, 2014

M&E 21 New Testament and Mysticism

Discussion of the New Testament background to medieval Orthodox and Catholic mysticism

October 17, 2014

M&E 20 Hekhalot

Brief discussion of Rabbi Ishmael, Hekhalot Rabbati, 3 Enoch

October 17, 2014

M&E19 Isaac Luria

Discussion of Isaac Luria (ha-Ari; Arizal) and Lurianic Kabbalah

October 13, 2014

M&E 17 Mystical Miscellany

Discussion of various concepts of Jewish mysticism: tzaddik (righteous/saint), sacred sexuality, silence, sacred dance, sacred space,...

October 13, 2014

M&E 18 Zohar; Reincarnation/Gilgul

Origin, nature and impact of the Zohar; Jewish mystical concept of reincarnation (gilgul)

October 08, 2014

M&E 16 Rabbinic Discussions of Mysticism

Discussion of early Rabbinic accounts of Jewish mystical exegesis and practices, and Rabbinic concerns over...

October 06, 2014

M&E 15 Dead Sea Scrolls and Philo

Jewish proto-mysticism in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Philo

October 01, 2014

Mysticism and Esotericism Class

I finished reorganizing the recordings of lectures 1-13 from my "Mysticism and Esotericism" class, and placed...

September 2014

September 13, 2014

Mysticism and Esotericism 5: Orphism and Pythagoreanism

Class 5: A discussion of the origins of Orphism, Pythagoreanism, and their latter impact on esotericism....

September 11, 2014

Mysticism and Esotericism notes

For those who are following the videos of my class on "Mysticism and Esotericism," the...

September 10, 2014

Mysticism and Esotericism 4: Esoteric and Mystery Religions

Lecture 4 1- Origins and nature of Esotericism 2- esoteric Mystery Religions of Greece and...

September 10, 2014

Mysticism and Esotericism 3: What is Mysticism (pt. 2)

Third lecture exploring different views of mysticism

September 08, 2014

Mysticism Class 2: What is Mysticism (pt. 1)

A discussion of the range of meanings to the term Mysticism (part 1)

August 2014

August 26, 2014

Mysticism and Esotericism

I'm teaching a new class at BYU this fall: History 485 "Mysticism and Esotericism." I've...

June 2014

June 11, 2014

Mysticism 1: new class at BYU

I'm going to be teaching a class on "Mysticism and Esotericism" at BYU, in Fall...

June 23, 2013

Radio Interview on Incoherence of Neomysticism

I was interviewed on the radio program “Thinking Aloud” last week. You can listen to...